biology practicals

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General vocab
Resolution,
Precision,
Repeatable results
10  cards
1: Investigate a factor affecting the initial rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction.
What is a catalyst,
How can the rate of an enzyme con...,
Advantages of using biological ca...
16  cards
2. Use of the light microscope, including simple stage and eyepiece micrometers and drawing cells from a specialised tissue.
Method,
Risks,
Information about toluidine blue ...
5  cards
3. Make a temporary squash preparation of a root tip to show stages of mitosis in the meristem under the light microscope.
What is mitosis,
What organism is used when observ...,
How are individual plant cells he...
14  cards
4. Investigate the effect of sucrose concentrations on pollen tube growth
Method,
What is pollen,
What are gametophytes
20  cards
5. Investigate the effect of temperature on beetroot membrane permeability.
Background information one beetroot,
Method,
Risks
8  cards
6. Determine the water potential of a plant tissue.
What organism is used when determ...,
What does turgid mean,
What does plasmolysed mean
11  cards
7: Dissect an insect to show the structure of the gas exchange system.
What are the aims of this practical,
Describe the gas exchange system ...,
What are the ethical consideratio...
7  cards
8: Investigate factors affecting water uptake by plant shoots using a potometer.
How is transpiration rate determi...,
How is water taken up by plants,
What is the independent variable ...
17  cards
9. Investigate factors affecting the rate of respiration using a respirometer.
Describe aerobic respiration,
What is the purpose of soda lime ...,
Why is liquid drawn along the tub...
16  cards
10: Investigate the effects of different wavelengths of light on the rate of photosynthesis.
Name the photosynthetic pigments ...,
Why do chloroplasts contain diffe...,
How can the rate of photosynthesi...
6  cards
11. Investigate the presence of different chloroplast pigments using chromatography.
What is the purpose of chromotogr...,
What does the rate of movement of...,
Method
8  cards
12. Investigate the rate of growth of bacteria in liquid culture.
How can bacterial growth be measured,
Method,
What is inoculation
4  cards
13: Isolate individual specials from a mixed culture of bacteria using streak plating.
0  cards

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